Secrets January 29, 2007

At least, when one previews these documents, one will wonder why the government signed such a stupid deal. Since when has thinking badly of the government been such a big deal? Why invoke the Officials Secrets Act for all such contracts?

Is it because Litrak’s 2006 annual report recorded a nett profit of RM80 million, an increase of 43% from its nett profit at RM56 million in year 2005.

Or that in the financial year ending March 31, 2006, Litrak had set a new record after collecting RM243 million revenue compared to RM227 million the previous year before?

Or is it a case of the subtleties and sophistication of Malaysian corruption, gleaned from the very pages of the agreement?

Three youth groups offered a hypothesis.

“With these documents, they can (for example) incite a riot and burn toll booths.

If the results of Batu Talam by election is anything to go by, I would say Malaysian will vote for SATAN if it stands under the BN ticket.
In any case there are already many Satans in the Barisan.
Well , the people deserve the government they choose.

Batu Talam is a rural setting and a different story from the urban areas. As long as the palm oil and rubber prices are good, the people there will not have much grouses, especially many of them stay in Felda schemes. But the urban and suburban areas are a different story altogether.

If I’m not mistaken, the erstwhile PM said that these agreements were signed without really knowing exactly what are the implications.
Those in the cabinet may not be legal eagles, although many of them are doctors, architects, lawyers etc so it is inexcusable that lop-sided agreements were signed. Can anyone swallow this?
I am pretty sure that the government must have a legal team to handle all such agreements.
Also, the people are always vociferous that such agreements are revealed publicly so that they can give their comments. In spite of this, the government not only refused to do so, but to rub salt into the wound, it covered up all such agreements under the OSA!!
The incumbent PM should first of all try to abrogate such lop-sided agreements. I understand that a court of law can do so if the agreement is glaringly lop-sided.
Secondly, he must bring to account all those who had a hand in signing the agreement.
In the final analysis, the electorate must bear a major part of the responsibility for the existence of such a government for, without your vote, it won’t be there in the first place!